IT Server Administrator II

Woodward is committed to creating a great workplace for all team members. Our company and its members are committed to acting with integrity, being respectful and accountable to one another, and staying humble and driven, while maintaining the highest professional and ethical standards.

We are steadfastly committed to attracting the best talent across our communities creating a rewarding workplace. Together we are fulfilling our purpose to design and deliver energy control solutions our partners count on to power a clean future.

Woodward supports our members’ wellbeing and regularly benchmarks with other companies in our industry to offer an extensive Total Reward package for this position. Salary will be determined by the applicant's education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. 

• Estimated annual base pay: $78,000(minimum) - $102,000(midpoint) - $125,000(maximum)

• All members included in annual cash bonus opportunity

• 401(k) match (4.5%)

• Annual Woodward stock contribution (5%)

• Tuition reimbursement and Training/Professional Development opportunities for all members  

• 12 paid holidays, including floating holidays

• Industry leading medical, dental, and vision Insurance upon date of hire

• Vacation / Sick Time / Vacation Buy-up / Short Term Disability / Bereavement leave

• Paid parental leave

• Adoption Assistance  

• Employee Assistance Program, including mental health benefits. 

• Member Life & AD&D / Long Term Disability / Member Optional Life 

• Member referral bonus 

• Spouse / Child Optional Life / Optional AD&D / Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending 

• Voluntary benefits, including:  

• Home / Auto Insurance discounts 

• Whole Life Insurance / Critical Illness Insurance / Legal Assistance / Military Leave 

Key Responsibilities:

This position will be largely involved in acquisitions and divestitures from the perspectives of systems administration and networking teams. This individual will also be working to support the Server Administration team when not working actively on project tasks for A&D. The individual should have good networking skills with a heavier need for knowledge in systems administration.

• While this position requires the skills listed below, this position will primarily be for working in projects for acquisitions and divestitures.

• Travel up to 75% is expected.

• Project management experience or knowledge of project management concepts and tools.

• Strong communication skills will be necessary to interact with internal and external teams.

• System Monitoring: Independently monitor and analyze system and database performance using advanced tools and custom scripts, proactively identifying and addressing performance issues, and escalating complex anomalies as needed.

• Infrastructure Optimization: Analyzes and recommends improvements to IT infrastructure across Windows, Unix, and/or database environments to enhance performance, reliability, and efficiency that support business objectives. The main area for this will be optimization and organization in relation to acquisitions and divestitures.

• Troubleshooting: Diagnoses and resolves complex system and/or database issues using technical expertise and established procedures, providing support for escalated user problems and system errors across infrastructure components. Available to work after hours and/or weekends, and on-call, as required.

• Team Support: Works well with the rest of the Server Administration and Networking teams. Provides informal guidance and technical assistance to new and existing team members to foster a collaborative work environment.

• Documentation: Maintains detailed and accurate documentation of infrastructure, system, and database configurations, procedures, and changes to support operational consistency and audit readiness. Generates and analyzes system activity reports, contributes to documentation standards, and ensures updates reflect current environments and best practices. Able to create and work off templates of standard questions for acquisitions and divestitures.

Key Skills:

• Knowledge of IT concepts with acquisitions and divestitures such as tools for use with M365.

• Network: Working knowledge of networking concepts and commands across